Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 38

Gita 3.38

धूमेन, आव्रियते, वह्निः, यथा, आदर्शः, मलेन, च,
यथा, उल्बेन, आवृतः, गर्भः, तथा, तेन, इदम्, आवृृतम्।।38।।

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Gita 3.38

Dhoomen, aavriyate, vah’inH, yatha, aadarshH, malen, ch,
Yatha, ulben, aavrtH, garbhH, tatha, ten, idam’, aavrtm’ ||38||

Translation: (Yatha) Just as (dhoomen) by smoke (vah’inH) fire (ch) and (malen) by dust (aadarshH) mirror (aavriyate) is covered (yatha) just as (ulben) by amnion (garbhH) a foetus (aavrtH) is covered (tatha) likewise (ten) by the above-mentioned defects/evilhabits (idam’) this knowledge (aavrtm’) is covered. (38)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 38

Just as fire is covered by smoke and mirror by dust, just as foetus is covered by amnion; likewise, this knowledge is covered by the above-mentioned defects.

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